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Three‐phase borate solid solution with low sintering temperature, high‐quality factor, and low dielectric constant
Author(s) -
Peng Rui,
Li Yuanxun,
Su Hua,
Lu Yongcheng,
Shi Liang,
Yu Guoliang,
Wang Gang,
Gan Gongwen,
Yu Chengyong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.17707
Subject(s) - sintering , materials science , dielectric , raman spectroscopy , ceramic , analytical chemistry (journal) , scanning electron microscope , relative density , boron , phase (matter) , differential thermal analysis , mineralogy , diffraction , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , optoelectronics , optics
The sintering and microwave dielectric properties of a ceramic material based on the mixing of Mg 3 B 2 O 6 and Zn 3 B 2 O 6 have been widely studied using first‐principles calculations and experimental solid‐state reactions. Characterization methods include the Network Analyzer, X‐ray, Raman diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive spectroscopy, and differential‐thermal and thermo‐mechanical analyzer. The increasing amount of Mg 2+ results in the appearance of Mg 2 B 2 O 5 and ZnO, and the mutual substitution (Mg 2+ and Zn 2+ ) phenomenon has emerged in Zn 3 B 2 O 6 and Mg 2 B 2 O 5 . The mechanisms have been explained with the help of DFT calculations. The bond parameters and electron distributions of the ZnO 4 tetrahedron and MgO 6 octahedron have been modified due to substitution. The sintering, substitution, and phase formation properties have been analyzed quantitatively through the energy parameters. The best dielectric properties were obtained for x = 0.20 sintered at 950°C, ε r = 6.47, Q × f = 89 600 GHz (15.2 GHz), τ f = −48.6 ppm/°C, relative density = 96.7%. The mixing of Zn 3 B 2 O 6 and Mg 3 B 2 O 6 ceramics is a feasible method to obtain a ceramic with low sintering temperature and excellent dielectric properties.